Snow storm an opportunity to show goodwill to others

Only an event like the latest dumping of snow in Cambridge can provide one with an opportunity to observe our little part of the city from a totally different perspective.

I live in Galt, on an otherwise typical street with War Era homes lining both sides. We have for the most part a great group of neighbours.

Having heeded the advice of my employer, I stayed home on Friday. While grudgingly considering my timing to go out and shovel, I was presented with a study of different attitudes right outside my window.

While watching the scenery outside I could distinctively hear the rumble of not one, but two snow blowers. We don’t own one but my next door neighbours do and so does my other neighbour (let’s call him BP) from across the street, three doors down.

I then saw what prompted me to write. While my next door neighbour cleared up the snow, and stopped with laser-like precision at the property line, I could see my other neighbour clear the snow from his driveway and sidewalk, and then he kept going!

He cleared the snow for his next door neighbours, kept going to the house that’s under renovation, cleared the snow for the family with little ones, crossed the street and cleared a driveway for the senior couple that lives at the corner, and back all the way up to his home again.

He didn’t just do that once. He’s gone out at least three times. I can still hear his snow blower roaring away. Moments like this remind me that there are good folks out there that do things without asking for the spotlight to be on them. Just wanted to say thanks BP.